Frederick Riley (footballer)

Frederick Riley
Personal information
Date of birth	9 January 1912
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Date of death	7 December 1942 (aged 30)
Place of death	Desvres, France
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Casuals
International career
1936	Great Britain
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frederick Riley (9 January 1912 – 7 December 1942) was an English footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.^[1]^[2] Riley played amateur football for Casuals. He was killed when his plane was shot down over France during World War II.^[3]

Personal life

Riley enlisted in the Royal Air Force in February 1939, and was transferred to active service soon after the start of the Second World War.^[4] As part of No. 263 Squadron, he took part in the Battle of Britain flying Supermarine Spitfires.^[4] On 7 December 1942, Riley was shot down and killed during a reconnaissance mission over France.^[4] He was buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.^[4]^[5]

^ Frederick Riley – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ "Frederick Riley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Airmen's Stories – P/O F Riley". The Battle of Britain London Monument. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ "Casualty Details: Riley, Frederick". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

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